"direct cost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: direct costs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} direct cost (plural direct costs)
  1. (finance, accounting, business) A cost that can be directly attributed to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function, service, or product). Categories (topical): Accounting, Business, Finance Related terms: fixed cost direct cost variable cost Translations (Translations): välitön kustannus (Finnish), välitön kulu (Finnish), coût direct [masculine] (French), charge directe [feminine] (French), koszt bezpośredni [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-direct_cost-en-noun-H1O5LYFe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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